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The Italian Sailing vessel Combermere. She was hit by UC 37 on 5 Jan 1917.

This is the full listing of all ships hit during January 1917. You can click on any of the links for further information on either ship, U-boat, commander or convoy.

Ships hit by U-boats during January 1917

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.
1 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Tsiropinas	Steamer	3,015		gr
1 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß		Laupar	Steamer	1,407		nw
1 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Holly Branch	Steamer	3,568		br
1 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Leon	Steamer	652		fr
1 Jan 1917	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Ivernia	Passenger steamer	14,278		br
1 Jan 1917	UC 1	Oskar Steckelberg		Sussex (d.)	Steamer	5,686		br
1 Jan 1917	UC 22	Heino von Heimburg		Baycraig	Steamer	3,761		br
1 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg		Britannic	Steamer	2,289		nw
1 Jan 1917	UC 46	Friedrich Moecke		Goosebridge	Steamer	1,886		sw
2 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Aconcagua	Sailing vessel	1,313		fr
2 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Odda	Steamer	1,101		nw
2 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche		San Leandro	Steamer	1,616		sp
2 Jan 1917	U 73	Gustav Sieß		Peresvyet	Battleship	13,500		ru
2 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß		Older	Steamer	2,256		nw
2 Jan 1917	U 82	Hans Adam		Omnium	Steamer	8,719		fr
2 Jan 1917	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Bestik	steamer	2,185		nw
2 Jan 1917	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Ellik	Steamer	603		nw
2 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Carlyle	Steamer	466		br
2 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg		Aristotelis C. Ioannou	Steamer	2,868		gr
2 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg		Dimitrios Goulandris	Steamer	3,744		gr
2 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg		Notre Dame Du Verger	Sailing vessel	227		fr
3 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß		Angela	Steamer	2,422		it
3 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß		Valladares	Sailing vessel	124		pt
3 Jan 1917	U 82	Hans Adam		Viking	Steamer	761		da
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Columbia	Fishing vessel	34		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Diamant De La Couronne I	Fishing vessel	36		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Diamant De La Couronne Ii	Fishing vessel	34		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Formidable	Fishing vessel	26		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Helgøy	Steamer	1,806		nw
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Honneur Et Devouement	Fishing vessel	26		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Jeanne Mathilde	Fishing vessel	60		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		La Pensee	Fishing vessel	30		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Marie Henriette	Fishing vessel	25		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Moderne	Fishing vessel	38		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Pere Montfort	Fishing vessel	13		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Petit Emile		60		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Pierre Le Grand	Fishing vessel	42		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Richelieu	Fishing vessel	25		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Saint Jacques	Fishing vessel (dundee)	34		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Saint Paul II	Fishing vessel	30		fr
3 Jan 1917	UB 47	Wolfgang Steinbauer		Huntsend (d.)	Passenger steamer	8,826		br
3 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg		Capricieuse	Sailing vessel	156		fr
3 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg		Fama	Steamer	2,417		nw
4 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Ruby	Sailing vessel	949		ru
4 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß		Chinto Maru	Steamer	2,592		jp
4 Jan 1917	U 82	Hans Adam		Calabro	steamer	1,925		it
4 Jan 1917	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Næsborg	Steamer	1,547		da
4 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Gabrielle Francois	Fishing vessel	37		fr
4 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader		Lonclara	Steamer	1,294		br
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg		Liberte	Sailing vessel	166		fr
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg		Luigi Ciampa	Steamer	3,988		it
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg		Seemel	Sailing vessel	209		ru
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg		Wragby	Steamer	3,641		br
5 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Lesbian	Steamer	2,555		br
5 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Salvatore Padre	Sailing vessel	200		it
5 Jan 1917	U 82	Hans Adam		Ebro	Steamer	1,028		da
5 Jan 1917	UB 18	Claus Lafrenz		Danevirke	Steamer	1,433		da
5 Jan 1917	UB 37	Paul Günther		Asta	Steamer	573		nw
5 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Allie	Steamer	1,127		br
5 Jan 1917	UB 39	Heinrich Küstner		Markland	Steamer	1,627		nw
5 Jan 1917	UC 37	Otto Launburg		Combermere	Sailing vessel	1,718		it
6 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Hudworth	Steamer	3,966		br
6 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß		Alphonse Conseil	Steamer	1,591		fr
6 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß		Ville Du Havre	Steamer	5,026		fr
6 Jan 1917	U 82	Hans Adam		Beaufront	Steamer	1,720		br
7 Jan 1917	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Rosalia L.	Steamer	7,186		it
7 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Mohacsfield	Steamer	3,678		br
7 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß		Borgholm	Steamer	1,719		nw
7 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß		Evangelos	Steamer	3,773		gr
7 Jan 1917	UB 23	Heinz Ziemer		Brenda	Sailing vessel	249		br
7 Jan 1917	UB 37	Paul Günther		Hansi	Steamer	1,142		nw
7 Jan 1917	UC 4	Georg Reimarus		Donside	Navy Trawler	182		br
8 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Andoni	Steamer	3,188		br
8 Jan 1917	U 35	Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière		Lynfield	Steamer	3,023		br
8 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß		Tholma	Steamer	1,896		nw
8 Jan 1917	UC 11	Benno von Ditfurth		Cape Colony	Navy Drifter	82		br
9 Jan 1917	U 32	Kurt Hartwig		Cornwallis	Battleship	14,000		br
9 Jan 1917	U 39	Walter Forstmann		Baynesk	Steamer	3,286		br
9 Jan 1917	U 70	Otto Wünsche		Excellent	Steamer	1,944		br
9 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr		Alexandrian (d.)	Steamer	4,467		br
9 Jan 1917	UC 19	Alfred Nitzsche		Fernebo	Steamer	1,440		sw
10 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß		Brookwood	Steamer	3,093		br
10 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr		Bergenhus	Steamer	3,606		nw
10 Jan 1917	UB 37	Paul Günther		Tuborg	Steamer	2,056		da
11 Jan 1917	UC 19	Alfred Nitzsche		Ole Bull	Steamer	1,835		nw
12 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß		Emeraude	Sailing vessel	183		fr
12 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß		Vestfold	Steamer	1,883		nw
12 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr		Auchencrag	Steamer	3,916		br
12 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Saint Michel	Sailing vessel	419		fr
12 Jan 1917	UC 43	Erwin Sebelin		Brentwood	Steamer	1,192		br
13 Jan 1917	U 59	Wilhelm von Fircks		Solvang	Steamer	2,970		nw
13 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Toftwood	Steamer	3,082		br
14 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß		Sydney	Steamer	2,695		fr
14 Jan 1917	UB 37	Paul Günther		Norma	Steamer	1,997		da
14 Jan 1917	UB 37	Paul Günther		Penshurst (d.)	Q-ship	1,191		br
14 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Martin	Steamer	1,904		br
15 Jan 1917	U 39	Walter Forstmann		Garfield	Steamer	3,838		br
15 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr		Kinpurney	Sailing vessel	1,944		br
15 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr		Omsk	Steamer	1,574		da
15 Jan 1917	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger		Independant	Sailing vessel	153		fr
15 Jan 1917	UC 1	Hugo Thielmann		Port Nicholson	Steamer	8,418		br
15 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Bernadette	Sailing vessel	128		fr
15 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Otto	Steamer	401		nw
15 Jan 1917	UC 43	Erwin Sebelin		Brabant	Steamer	1,492		nw
15 Jan 1917	UC 43	Erwin Sebelin		Graafjeld		728		nw
16 Jan 1917	U 44	Paul Wagenführ		Baron Sempill	Steamer	1,607		br
16 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß		Esperanca	Steamer	4,428		nw
16 Jan 1917	U 59	Wilhelm von Fircks		Brenn	Sailing vessel	2,189		fr
16 Jan 1917	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger		Manuel	Steamer	2,419		sp
16 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		City Of Tampico	Steamer	1,513		nw
17 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Jeune France	Sailing vessel	126		fr
17 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Valle	Steamer	2,365		sp
18 Jan 1917	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Manchester Inventor	Steamer	4,247		br
18 Jan 1917	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger		Asp	Steamer	1,759		nw
18 Jan 1917	UB 41	Friedrich Karl Sichart von Sichartshofen		Cetus (d.)	Trawler	139		br
18 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner		Taormina	Steamer	2,457		it
18 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Louis Joseph	Auxiliary motor	197		fr
18 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Louise	Sailing vessel	101		fr
18 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Ferret (d.)	Destroyer	778		br
18 Jan 1917	UC 4	Georg Reimarus		Dagmar	Steamer	758		da
19 Jan 1917				Parfaite	Sailing vessel	unknown		fr
19 Jan 1917	U 48	Berndt Buß		Nailsea Court	Steamer	3,295		br
19 Jan 1917	U 59	Wilhelm von Fircks		Gaea	Steamer	1,002		nw
19 Jan 1917	UB 38	Wilhelm Amberger		Lillian H.	Sailing vessel	467		br
19 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner		Anna	Steamer	1,237		nw
19 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner		Reinunga	Steamer	1,147		nw
19 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner		Theresdal	Steamer	1,762		nw
19 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Klampenborg	Steamer	1,785		da
19 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Parahyba	Steamer	2,606		ur
19 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Joseph Rosalie	Sailing vessel	138		fr
19 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Marietta Di Giorgio	Steamer	988		nw
19 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Tremeadow	Steamer	3,653		br
20 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr		Bulgarian	Steamer	2,515		br
20 Jan 1917	U 84	Walter Roehr		Neuquen	Steamer	3,583		br
20 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Standard	Sailing vessel	217		da
20 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Phoebe (d.)	Steamer	3,956		fr
20 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Jotunfjell (d.)	Steamer	2,492		nw
20 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Kisagata Maru No. 3	Steamer	2,588		jp
20 Jan 1917	UC 4	Georg Reimarus		New Comet	Navy Trawler	177		br
20 Jan 1917	UC 43	Erwin Sebelin		Planudes	Steamer	542		br
21 Jan 1917	U 45	Erich Sittenfeld		Gladys	Trawler	275		br
21 Jan 1917	U 45	Erich Sittenfeld		Lucy	Trawler	280		br
21 Jan 1917	U 45	Erich Sittenfeld		Star Of The Sea	Trawler	197		br
21 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner		Couronne	Sailing vessel	169		fr
21 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Leontine	Sailing vessel	124		fr
21 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Saint Pierre	Sailing vessel	127		fr
21 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Victoire (d.)	Sailing vessel	290		fr
22 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst		Duc D’aumale	Sailing vessel	2,189		fr
22 Jan 1917	U 53	Hans Rose		Anna	Sailing vessel	154		fr
22 Jan 1917	U 53	Hans Rose		Zeta	Steamer	3,053		nl
22 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Ethel	Fishing vessel (smack)	23		br
22 Jan 1917	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Euphrates	Steamer	2,809		be
22 Jan 1917	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Minho	Sailing vessel	179		pt
22 Jan 1917	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Trevean	Steamer	3,081		br
22 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner		Juno (d.)	Tanker	2,345		nl
22 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Gaulois	Sailing vessel	76		fr
22 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		O. A. Brodin	Steamer	1,798		sw
22 Jan 1917	UC 18	Wilhelm Kiel		Aurelie	Sailing vessel	89		fr
22 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Bearnais	Sailing vessel	301		fr
22 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Precurseur	Sailing vessel	364		fr
22 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Stenimachos	steamer	1,175		gr
22 Jan 1917	UC 40	Gustav Deuerlich		Kamma	steamer	1,516		sw
23 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst		Donstad	Steamer	699		nw
23 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst		Jevington	Steamer	2,747		br
23 Jan 1917	U 44	Paul Wagenführ		Agnes (p.)	Trawler	125		br
23 Jan 1917	U 44	Paul Wagenführ		George E. Benson (p.)	Trawler	155		br
23 Jan 1917	U 44	Paul Wagenführ		Vera (p.)	Trawler	150		br
23 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Eden	Sailing vessel	142		ru
23 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Salland	Steamer	3,657		nl
23 Jan 1917	U 59	Wilhelm von Fircks		Sardinia	Steamer	1,500		nw
23 Jan 1917	UC 16	Egon von Werner		Ymer	Steamer	1,123		nw
23 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Egypte	Steamer	2,416		be
23 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Ophelia	Sailing vessel	159		fr
23 Jan 1917	UC 29	Ernst Rosenow		Clan Shaw	Steamer	3,943		br
24 Jan 1917	U 79	Heinrich Jeß		Nanna (p.)	Steamer	1,125		nw
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Dan	Steamer	1,869		da
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Gladiateur	Fishing vessel	23		fr
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Loire III	Pilot cutter	27		fr
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Marie 3	Pilot boat	25		fr
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Quebec	Steamer	3,346		fr
24 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Vega	Sailing vessel	195		da
24 Jan 1917	UC 29	Ernst Rosenow		Sunniva	Steamer	589		nw
25 Jan 1917	U 38	Max Valentiner		Sylvie	Steamer	2,591		fr
25 Jan 1917	U 80	Alfred von Glasenapp		Laurentic	Armed merchant cruiser	14,892		br
25 Jan 1917	UC 21	Reinhold Saltzwedel		Myrdal	steamer	2,631		nw
25 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader		O. B. Suhr	Steamer	1,482		da
26 Jan 1917				Ava	Steamer	5,076		br
26 Jan 1917	U 45	Erich Sittenfeld		Tabasco	Steamer	2,987		br
26 Jan 1917	U 57	Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg		Bisagno	Steamer	2,252		it
26 Jan 1917	U 85	Willy Petz		Dicax	Steamer	923		nw
27 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Artist	Steamer	3,570		br
28 Jan 1917				Cometa (d.)		1,762		nw
28 Jan 1917	U 39	Walter Forstmann		Amiral Magon	Passenger steamer	5,566		fr
28 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst		Foz Do Douro	Steamer	1,677		pt
28 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst		Fulton	Steamer	1,034		nw
28 Jan 1917	U 53	Hans Rose		Nueva Montana	Steamer	2,039		sp
28 Jan 1917	U 67	Hans Nieland		Daisy	Steamer	1,227		da
28 Jan 1917	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Argo	steamer	1,261		nw
28 Jan 1917	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Egret	Steamer	4,055		ru
28 Jan 1917	UC 26	Matthias Graf von Schmettow		Heimland I	Steamer	505		nw
28 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader		Alexandra	Trawler	179		br
29 Jan 1917	U 53	Hans Rose		Algorta	Steamer	2,117		sp
29 Jan 1917	U 67	Hans Nieland		Punta Teno	Steamer	1,042		sp
29 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader		Shamrock	Trawler	173		br
29 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader		Thistle	Trawler	167		br
29 Jan 1917	UC 32	Herbert Breyer		Edda	Steamer	536		sw
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Euonymus	Fishing vessel (smack)	60		br
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Helena And Samuel	Fishing vessel (smack)	59		br
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Marcelle	Trawler	219		be
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Merit	Fishing vessel (smack)	39		br
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Trevone	Fishing vessel (smack)	46		br
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		W.A.H.	Fishing vessel (smack)	47		br
30 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Wetherill	Fishing vessel (smack)	46		br
31 Jan 1917	U 43	Hellmuth Jürst		Rigel	Steamer	2,671		nw
31 Jan 1917	U 53	Hans Rose		Hekla	Steamer	524		nw
31 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Dundee	Steamer	2,290		ca
31 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Saint Leon	Sailing vessel	230		fr
31 Jan 1917	U 55	Wilhelm Werner		Yvonne	Sailing vessel	87		fr
31 Jan 1917	UC 17	Ralph Wenninger		Epsilon	Steamer	3,211		nl
31 Jan 1917	UC 31	Otto von Schrader		Ravensbourne	Steamer	1,226		br
31 Jan 1917	UC 32	Herbert Breyer		Ida Duncan	Tug	139		br
31 Jan 1917	UC 47	Paul Hundius		Modiva	Steamer	1,276		nw
						408,806
211 ships sunk (376,874 tons) and 11 ships damaged (31,932 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost). We have a picture of this vessel.

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